Iowa women’s wrestling wins two duals at Indiana Tech, Emmily Patneaud makes Hawkeye debut

Iowa women’s wrestling continued its dominant ways down in Fort Wayne, Indiana, picking up two dual wins over Campbellsville (No. 7 in NAIA) and Indiana Tech (No. 13 in NAIA).

The duals went about as expected for Iowa, winning 42-2 over Campbellsville and 42-0 over Indiana Tech. The Hawkeyes won all 20 matches, racking up seven wins by fall, 10 by technical superiority and three by decision.

What was more notable than the wins was 136-pound senior Emmily Patneaud making her Hawkeye debut. The California native had been wrestling unattached for Iowa this season due to the then-NCAA rule that forced two-time transfers to sit out a year following an athlete’s second transfer. Patneaud had wrestled at McKendree and Central Methodist University before transferring to Iowa.

This December, however, a US District Court Judge ruled that a two-time transfer can compete through the remainder of the academic year as a lawsuit from several states levied against the NCAA played out on the issue. That in turn made Patneaud, as well as her teammate Jaycee Foeller, eligible to wrestle for the Hawkeyes this season.

With the season-ending injuries to Nanea Estrella and Esther Han, Patneaud’s experience as a former NCWWC All-American is assuredly welcome for this season, regardless of is she or Lilly Luft starts at 136 pounds going forward.

Tomorrow, the Hawkeyes will compete in the Indiana Tech Warrior Open, starting at 8 a.m.

Here are the match-by-match results of Iowa’s two dual wins in Fort Wayne, Indiana:

Iowa 42, Campbellsville 2

• 101 pounds – Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa) over Kiley McNerney (Campbellsville) TF 10-0
• 109 pounds – Ava Bayless (Iowa) over Gabrielle Medeiros (Campbellsville) TF 15-4
• 116 pounds – Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa) over Icart Galumette (Campbellsville) Fall 2:58
• 123 pounds – Ava Rose (Iowa) over Josie Davis (Campbellsville) Fall 2:20
• 130 pounds – Emily Frost (Iowa) over Olivia Messerly (Campbellsville) Dec 9-6
• 136 pounds – Emmily Patneaud (Iowa) over Gabriella Perez (Campbellsville) Dec 4-0
• 143 pounds – Ella Schmit (Iowa) over Emma Walker (Campbellsville) Fall 2:24
• 155 pounds – Bella Mir (Iowa) over Kendra Thompson (Campbellsville) TF 11-0
• 170 pounds – Haley Ward (Iowa) over Sierra Chavez (Campbellsville) TF 10-0
• 191 pounds – Jaycee Foeller (Iowa) over Lexiana Garcia (Campbellsville) Fall 1:06

Iowa 42, Indiana Tech 0

• 101 pounds – Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa) over Makayla Young (Indiana Tech) TF 10-0
• 109 pounds – Ava Bayless (Iowa) over Tehani Soares (Indiana Tech) Dec 6-0
• 116 pounds – Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa)over Emma Jones (Indiana Tech) TF 10-0
• 123 pounds – Ava Rose (Iowa) over Aubree Kuhns (Indiana Tech) TF 10-0
• 130 pounds – Alexandra Baudhuin (Iowa) over Marisa Moffitt (Indiana Tech) TF 10-0
• 136 pounds – Sierra Brown Ton (Iowa) over Alexis Kelley (Indiana Tech) TF 10-0
• 143 pounds – Ella Schmit (Iowa) over Maia Crumb (Indiana Tech) Fall 2:01
• 155 pounds – Bella Mir (Iowa) over Cydney Bassett (Indiana Tech) Fall 1:22
• 170 pounds – Kylie Welker (Iowa) over Catherine McNulty (Indiana Tech) Fall 0:54
• 191 pounds – Jaycee Foeller (Iowa) over Grace Doering (Indiana Tech) TF 10-0

Eli McKown covers high school sports and wrestling for the Des Moines Register. Contact him at Emckown@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @EMcKown23.